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MAY 2018

SPRING CIGAR SALE!

Macanudo Buy 2 Get 1 Free

Macanudo Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Get 1 FREE (Offer ends JUNE 1st).

Macanudo Cafe is the #1 selling Premium Cigar in the USA.

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Robert Caldwell creates some of the hottest-selling cigars in the industry by procuring rare vintage leaves and then blending and rolling them with the utmost care and perfection. Long Live the King, one of Caldwell’s most popular creations comes draped in an aged Corojo wrapper concealing a premium blend of filler tobaccos. This full-bodied gem delivers notes of earth, wood, chocolate, dark roast coffee, and the perfect touch of pepper and spice— for a truly outstanding cigar smoking experience.

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy cigars, a Collaboration between the Black Crown team and the folks from the hit FX show, Sons of Anarchy. The duospawned these zesty concoctions that many would consider the gritty brother of the Black Crown blend. Besides just being associated with one of the most popular shows on television, Sons of Anarchy cigars are a fine premium handmade, and could go toe to toe with plenty of other big league blends. Black Crown found enormous success with the original Sons of Anarchy blend, and since then have been busily concocting new additions to the line that would enhance the entire collection. Speaking of new additions, if you're a fan of the original cigar, try your hand at the powerful yet smooth.

Cohiba Nicaragua

Cohiba Nicaragua is the brand’s first cigar to be blended and handcrafted in Nicaragua. A luxurious expression of the flavor and complexity of Nicaraguan tobacco, Cohiba Nicaragua is made with the finest hand-selected leaves from Estelí and Jalapa, and crowned with a lustrous Colorado oscuro wrapper. Cohiba Nicaragua ushers in an entirely new dimension of taste to the Cohiba portfolio.

NOW AVAILABLE IN LIMITED QUANTIES!

OPUS X

Due to contractual requirements OPUS X are not included in the cigar sale. OPUS X cigars are only available at our Valley Tobacco location. Thank you!

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Featured Cigar Brands

CAO Zócalo

Inspired by the vibrant Mexican city squares or Zócalos, CAO Zócalo takes you on an adventure in taste like only CAO can do. Shrouded with a Mexican San Andrés Morron wrapper, this leaf provides a depth of flavor adding complex earthiness, subtle spice, and a delicate sweetness to the overall experience. Combined with spicy, full flavored Nicaraguan fillers bound with an African binder, this cigar is an exceptional example of generational cigar knowledge and expert blending abilities rolled for your smoking pleasure.

The Prensado Lost Art

Prensado Lost Art pays homage to not only its namesake, the ’96 Rated’ Prensado, but also the lost art of handcrafting goods. Though automation has made it much easier to produce goods in mass quantities, it still takes a plethora of skilled artisans to create a premium cigar by hand. Lost Art is sure to become an instant classic!

Big notes of hickory wood and crushed coffee bean are beautifully accented by touches of cinnamon, tea and a hint of amaro.

Rated
91

Medium to Full

Wrapper
Honduras

Binder
Honduras, Nicaragua

Filler
Honduras, Nicaragua

THE BRICK

The Brick is a beautiful box pressed cigar that offers a medium to full bodied smoke. Featuring an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper filled with Honduran and Nicaraguan long leaf fillers, this cigar has an excellent draw and satisfying variety of flavors.

A.J. Fernandez New World

The start of the A.J. Fernandez New World provided some more of the dark chocolate, earth, and mild pepper notes that I detected on the pre-light draw. In the early stages, the chocolate notes took on a smooth and creamy profile. At the same time, the earth notes were present with the chocolate notes in the forefront. The pepper notes were a close secondary. In the more distant background I picked up a maduro-like sweetness (what I call a cross of black cherry and natural tobacco). Meanwhile the retro-hale produced what I would term a subtle herbal spice.

Romeo y Julieta Vintage

Deemed “truly a cigar for special occasion” the Romeo y Julieta vintage is a rare masterpiece that hasn’t changed its blend in over twenty years. After all, why mess with classic perfection? Rolled with long Dominican fillers, a Mexican Binder and Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, the mild-to-medium bodied Romeo Y Juliet is perfect for those with any amount of cigar smoking expertise. This meticulously-crafted handmade cigar can be enjoyed by those learning to smoke their first cigar or by experienced smokers looking for a way to relax. With every breath, you can taste the mellow, yet flavorful taste of the Romeo y Julieta Vintage.

First the Plasencias got their chance to blend Montecristo, now Altadis U.S.A. is giving cigarmaker A.J. Fernandez a shot—and he's making it strong. A collaboration between Fernandez and Altadis, the upcoming Monte by Montecristo AJ Fernandez represents the newest expression of the non-Cuban Montecristo brand. According to Altadis, the new Monte is blended for the "adult consumer demographic with a taste for stronger, bolder smoking experiences."

Monte by Montecristo AJ Fernandez is made in Nicaragua at the Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua factory. Covered in a dark, Ecuadoran Habano wrapper, the cigar consists of a Nicaraguan Criollo '98 binder and a filler blend of Nicaraguan (Criollo '98) and Dominican (Piloto Cubano) tobacco.

This new iteration will have wider retail reach, as it's intended for brick-and-mortar tobacconists.

One of the most sought after, and hardest to find cigars in the world, the Opus X is the pinnacle of perfection when it comes to ultra-premium cigars. Carlos and company’s latest creation, the Fuente Fuente Opus X. Made in ultra-small batches the Lost City Cigars incorporate rare, 5-year aged tobaccos grown on the Chateau de la Fuente farm. Made with 100% Dominican-grown tobaccos, this Puro features dark chocolate brown Dominican wrappers and an incomparable blend of Dominican long-fillers.

Medium bodied in strength, complex notes of earth, spice, cedar and pepper meld beautifully with the delectable essence of cream and caramel to create a smoke worthy of its legendary name.

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My Father Le Bijou features a brilliant looking Ecuadorian-grown Habano Oscuro wrapper that encapsulates a mix of Nicaraguan long-leaf tobaccos for a full-bodied and rich experience that will leav...Â e your palate salivating for more.

All cigars produced at Tabacalera My Father incorporate traditional Cuban characteristics, from the entubado style bunching (folding the filler tobaccos in an accordion fashion) to the triple caps used at the head of each cigar. These traditional Cuban methods enable the cigars to burn and combust perfectly which, in turn, creates intense amounts of complexity followed by a smooth and enjoyably long finish.

If you enjoy spicy, full-bodied cigars then you should give Le Bijou a try as it is masterfully balanced. Expect long notes of pepper and spice with underlying earthy, cedar sensations all masked with light hints of sweetness. The rich and dark Habano Oscuro wrapper creates an excellent aroma with enjoyable flavors of coffee and espresso noticeable on the finish

Oliva Serie V - Melanio

The Oliva Serie V Melanio is hand rolled using expertly fermented ligero fillers, leaves known for their robust and rich flavor. Five years in the making, this special cigar is sure to exceed a premium cigar smoker's highest expectations.

The Serie V is full flavored yet smooth. The long filler tobaccos are a blend of Oliva Nicaraguan Habano that emphasizes tobacco from the Jalapa region, an area known for a more nuanced leaf than the Esteli or Condega regions. This carefully aged Jalapa blend produces a particularly flavored smoke.

Asylum 13 cigars feature a blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers grown with Cuban seeds. This premium, plus-size stick boasts ravishing hints of cocoa, espresso, sweetness and spice for a rich, flawless flavor throughout the entirety of your smoke. Despite its massive size, the Asylum 13 is known for a slow, smooth burn and a razor sharp finish.

At Valley Tobacco in Austintown, OH, and Cigarette World in Salem, OH, you’ll find a large selection of
cigars and cigar accessories. Whether you are looking for a mild cigar or a robust cigar, we have the cigar you are looking for. Our friendly staff can also assist you, in finding that perfect cigar.

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Cigar Size Information

Is the size of a cigar important to the taste and aroma?

Yes, the same cigar blends in different sizes will taste different if there’s a big difference in ring size and length. This is because a big ring gauge, say 50 or 52, produces an immense volume of smoke compared to a 28, 36 or even a 42 ring. Larger ring gauges allow for more filler tobacco which gives a cigar more complexity and allows the cigar to burn slower and cooler. Naturally, this strongly influences taste and aroma. To fairly compare two different blends, you should taste test cigars of the same size.

To a lesser extent, length also influences taste. Besides, if you start with a 7 inch cigar when you’re used to one 5 1/2 inches long, it’ll become 5 1/2 inches long soon anyway – although, believe it or not, the 7 inch cigar at 5 1/2 inches will taste a little different than the one that starts at 5 1/2 inches.

If a manufacturer excels at making a great cigar 42 ring x 6 1/2 inches, it does not necessarily follow that the same brand in other sizes will be as good or as consistent. You’ll have to try a box of each. If you’re not accustomed to smoking a certain size that you might be curious about, maybe you should enlist the cooperation of a friend who smokes that size regularly.

Buying Your First Cigar

With so many choices and a whole new vocabulary, you might not even know where to start. If that sounds like you, try following this brief guide to buying cigars for beginners. It won't teach you everything, but hopefully it will make your first foray into cigar buying a success.

1. Stick to Valley Tobacco

Buying from a Valley Tobacco has many advantages.

You'll have a large selection of quality cigars to choose from. Plus, you can count on the fact that those cigars have been well cared for.

what's more, you'll have excellent guidance. The knowledgeable staff can help you pick out the right cigar and share some cigar tips for beginners. If you really want to learn about cigars, at Valley Tobacco is the perfect classroom.

2. Purchase a few at a time.

When you're just starting with cigars, you won't know what you like, and your preferences will change quickly. That's why it's smart to only buy a few at a time. you'll be able to experiment with a bunch of different cigars, and even more importantly, you won't be stuck with a lot of cigars that you don't enjoy.

3. Start on the mild side.

For a newcomer, full-bodied smokes can be overwhelming and potentially even unpleasant. So one of the most common cigar tips for beginners is to choose mild cigars. They'll ease you into cigar smoking and ensure that you're not turned off at the very beginning.

4. Don't break the bank

As a Valley Tobacco buying tip, you usually get what you pay for. But as a newcomer, there's no need to spend a fortune. You can get a quality cigar for under $10, and at your level, you don't need to light up anything too fancy. Stick to moderately priced cigars at first, and once your palate develops, then you can treat yourself to that extravagant smoke.

Cigar and Beer Matching

It's a good time to be a beer drinker.

And with a growing interest in craft beer has come a growing interest in cigar and beer pairings.

How to choose a cigar that matches your favorite beer is like all things concerning flavor: subjective. Some might swear by one pairing. Others might not fancy it at all. it's about experimenting with different combinations of flavors and finding ones that suit your taste. And that's part of the fun of it.

However, when it comes to cigar and beer pairings, there is one rule that you hear again and again: try to match the the type of cigar with the type of beer. That means milder cigars with lighter beers and full-bodied smokes with heavier beers. This helps avoid one half of the pairing overwhelming the other.

You can also try to create cigar and beer pairings around common flavors. For example, a stout with hints of chocolate and espresso could meet its match in a cigar with similar flavors.